Araceae

Flamingo-lily

Anthurium andraeanum Linden ex André

Family: Araceae
Genus: Anthurium

Pets and kids

CatsMildly toxic
DogsMildly toxic
KidsMildly toxic

Why

Cats: Mildly toxic

Mildly toxic to cats. Toxic principle: calcium oxalate crystals.

Signs: oral pain, drooling, mouth swelling, difficulty swallowing, vomiting.

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Dogs: Mildly toxic

Mildly toxic to dogs. Toxic principle: calcium oxalate crystals.

Signs: oral pain, drooling, mouth swelling, difficulty swallowing, vomiting.

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Kids: Mildly toxic

Mildly toxic to young children. Toxic principle: calcium oxalate crystals.

Signs: oral pain, drooling, mouth swelling, difficulty swallowing, vomiting.

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Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

Flamingo-lily (Anthurium andraeanum) — FlowerPhoto: Ametsak, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Arabic: انتوريم احمر
Chinese: 安祖花, 火鶴花, 红掌, 花烛, 花燭
English: Flamingo-lily
Malay: Bunga Anthurium

Synonyms

Anthurium andraeanum unranked album Pynaert
Anthurium andraeanum unranked delicatissimum Pynaert
Anthurium andraeanum var. album (Pynaert) W.Bull
Anthurium andraeanum var. amoenum Pynaert
Anthurium andraeanum var. atrosanguineum Pynaert
Anthurium andraeanum var. divergens Sodiro
Anthurium andraeanum var. louisae Pynaert
Anthurium andraeanum var. roseum W.Bull
Anthurium andraeanum var. salmoneus W.Bull
Anthurium andraeanum var. sanguineum W.Bull
Anthurium venustum Sodiro

Flowers

In flower: January to May, August, November (from 75 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

In the US and Canada: Pacific Basin: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Ametsak, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Louis Imbeau, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Niko Ioannidis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Hatem Moushir, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jonathan Ramos Artunduaga, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: agujaceratops, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jahyute Daniel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Diogo Luiz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.